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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 04, 1913
Page
4
Cablegrams from London New York and Berlin report suffragette actions including vandalism and arrests in Birmingham and London. In the UK five day week ballots show mixed support while rural reform and land taxation are debated by Mr Lloyd George. Other items note street violence, strikes, and a blizzard disrupting traffic in Eastern Germany.
London dispatch notes Austen Chamberlain criticizing Commons paralysis as benches sit empty and debates falter. Paris reports government facing questions on Dupuy de Clam with a confidence vote passing, while Japan's shipbuilding shrinks slightly though output remains sizable.
The Augsburg cruiser ran aground at Sonderberg on Monday but was driven free and refloated after the incident.
John Fraser, Mining Registrar, left for Cloncurry last Thursday his successor R Power senior arrived the previous day. Only eight points of farm have been recorded there since January 24. Robert Crothers dies at Wynnum aged 57 a lover of sport and supporter of horse racing owner of Somerville and Wonga Lee stations a prominent Liberal.
Walter Carless aged 17 was discovered dead in a bedroom at his parents home in Batmanmore with a revolver beside him and his shirt burnt, the shot having ignited the fabric. In Melbourne eighteen Boy Scouts from Queensland arrived by the Sydney Express for a fortnight visit marking the first interstate Scout exchange to Victoria.
Sprint and hurdle scratches noted for WA TAC event at Oakleigh with horses including Setura Sir Wild Tie Hot Air and others. Australian Cup contender Crown Grant highlighted in the lineup. In Sydney, Dave Smith and Midwood fought ten rounds with a towel stopping the bout from Midwood’s corner.
At Manly Carnival yesterday A W Barre lowered W Longworths 100 yards Australian record to 56.4 seconds. The event drew athletes from Sydney clubs as spectators watched a tight finish and a bold display of speed.
A drowning fatality occurred at Kedram Brook Granger’s Dem. Shinnie from Scotland entered the water and was swept away. His wife and child are en route and expected to join him later.
Sydney reports the Political Labor Conference backed an effective state land tax with no exemptions. Debates on initiative and referendum were defeated. A proposed 1 percent tax on unimproved land value with railway bonds was rejected. Other votes favored rapid dismissal of surplus coal workers and limiting land settlement to a living area. government effort continues.
The article discusses England favoring time limits to reform test cricket while Australia clings to two innings. It argues time limits force draws, favor weather, and change the nature of the test, with England and South Africa facing similar considerations for home and abroad play.
In Sydney the City green hosts a discussion on driving in bowls. W F Corbett notes opinions split, praising a strong drive like Harry Moses while cautioning against the cranky driver and advocating skilled, selective driving in match play.
Dr Theo 1B Bvelop warned at Holborn Hall that half the world may be insane within fifty years. Dr Hyslop argued the mind’s growth slows as artificial aids rise and warned of European races descending toward mediocrity. He cited a looming ratio of one sane to one insane person and criticized education and social policies as merely masking failure.
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